10 animals that get more drunk than you – This will shock you! (With Pictures)

4. Slaves to an Addiction

Insects are not left out of the drug-taking game. However, you may be surprised to find that the drug fiends of the insect world is none other than the tiny ant. Pseudomyrmex ferrugineus ants can’t get enough of the sap of Vachellia cornigera, the acacia tree.

The tree’s sugary syrup is so addictive that the ants become hooked. Researchers initially thought it was only consumed for nutrition, but have since discovered that it’s also addictive. They found that the nectar the tree gave off also contained enzymes that kept the ant from being able to digest any other sugars, making them hooked to the acacia.

To defend their ‘dealer’, these ants have been known to go on the offensive, attacking other colonies and bigger animals.